Chapter 2.18 — ELECTIONS--RECORD OF COMMUNITY SERVICE

Berkeley Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-02 · Berkeley

Sections: 2.18.010 Candidate’s statement of qualifications--Record of community service.

2.18.010 Candidate’s statement of qualifications--Record of community¶

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Pursuant to the authority contained in Section 6.1 of the City Charter, the City Council hereby authorizes each candidate for elective office to file a statement of qualification exceeding two hundred words in length by including a record of community service.

In a section entitled, "Record of Community Service," included as part of the statement of qualification, each candidate may list instances of prior service, affiliation or membership in community organizations or any other organization to the end that the electors may be in a position to estimate their fitness to fill the office.

The record of community service shall not exceed twenty-five words in length. (Ord. 5607-NS §§ 1-3, 1984)

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